Overview

• Sandeep Yadav and Arif alias Ashiq Ali, both married fathers and childhood friends from Khyala B Block, stabbed each other during a heated argument in a Tilak Nagar park on July 13.
• Teams from Tilak Nagar and Khyala police stations recovered two knives from the scene and dispatched them for forensic examination under revised Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita protocols.
• Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from the park and adjoining streets while questioning neighbours and relatives to reconstruct the sequence of events.
• Family members allege that the confrontation stemmed from Arif’s failure to repay a Rs 5 lakh loan to Sandeep, but police have yet to confirm this motive.
• The case highlights Delhi Police’s increased reliance on CCTV and forensic methods to probe rising incidents of knife-related interpersonal violence.